Your Daily Reprieve 05.23.20

Your Daily Reprieve for Saturday May  23, 2020 From Waynesville, NC

"No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys." ~Doug Horton Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it. ~Unknown "Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured." ~Mark Twain “I believe in today because it is the only day in eternity that belongs to me.” Grapevine:Atlanta, Georgia, September 1950

Big Book Quote "Most of us sense that real tolerance of other people´s shortcomings and viewpoints and a respect for their opinions are attitudes which make us more useful to others." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 19~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day PAUL EFRON Gratitude Dinner 2015 https://bit.ly/2xJ56LV Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst

Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!! Send your sober date to txm1@comcast.net SOBER DATE YOUR NAME YOUR LOCATION YEARS SOBER 6/10 (mo/day) Bob S Akron, OH 83 It will look like this : 6/10 Bob S. (Akron, OH).....84 MAY  2020 Miracles 5/1 Stacey E. (Dothan, AL)…..14 5/1 Becky W. ()…..11 5/1 Rhonda B. (Texas)…..19 5/1 Bryan E. (NYC, NY)…..6 5/2 Eddie C. (Southampton, UK)…..20 5/2 Steve W. (Cape Cod)…..5 5/2 Marcia U. (Waynesville, NV)…..24 5/4 Regina M. (New York, NY)…..22 5/4 Melanie R. (NYC, NY)…..7 5/4 Jim L. (Waynesville, NC)…..1 5/4 Patrick R. (Happy Valley, MA)…..9 5/5 Ricky M. (Palm Coast, FL)…..6 5/5 Denny M. (Leesburg, FL)…..38 5/5 Susanna W. (Princeton, IN)…..31 5/5 Melissa C. (Hawaii)…..2 5/6 Chloe B. (Parsippany, NJ)…..20 5/7 Anthony A. (Mamaroneck, NY)…..24 5/7 Leo H. (Wales, UK)…..15 5/7 Echo W. (Lake City, CO)…..3 5/8 Elizabeth H. (Brick, NJ)…..10 5/8 Mark C. (Kodak, TN)…..6 5/8 Rossana G. (East Lansing, MI)…..26 5/8 Mickey B. (Southampton, NY)…..32 5/9 Stuart, O. (Springfield, VA)…..8 5/9 Pete D. (NYC, NY)…..9 5/10 Randy Y. (Chattanooga, TN)…..1 5/10 Steven N. (Northport, FL)…..8 5/10 Rick P. (Seabrook, NH)…..13 5/10 John H. (Miami, FL)…..38 5/10 Jim P. (Carmel, CA)…..9 5/11 Sarah D. (New York City)…..1 5/11 Vaugn T. (Gladstone, NJ)…..16 5/12 Beth N. (Orlando, FL)…..23 5/12 Pat P. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..14 5/13 Gary V. (Portage, IN)…..34 5/13 Linda K. (Deerfield, IL)…..34 5/14 Kathy S. (Atkinson, NH)…..31 5/15 Orry M. (Norwalk, CT)…..1 5/15 Tricia (Rye, NY)…..26 5/15 Bill O. (East Hampton, NY)…..16 5/15 Chris W. (Stuart, Fl./Sao Pedro DaAldeia RJ, Brasil).....31 5/16 Donna K. ()…..1 5/17 Deanna P. (Ellsworth, ME)…..4 5/17 Sanjay C. (Astoria, NY)…..2 5/17 David “Livin’ My Dream” H. (Lewisburg, PA)…..30 5/17 Alan T. (University Park, FL)…..27 5/17 Kimberly K. (Bridgewater, NJ)…..2 5/17 John C. (East Hampton, NY)…..19 5/17 Lisa B/ (Paris, KY/Punt Gorda, FL)…..9 5/18 Jessica H. (Boca Raton, FL)…..2 5/19 Rachelle S. ()…..27 5/19 Becky T. (Haverstraw, NY)…..13 5/20 Kay W. (Amarillo, TX)…..1 5/20 Capt. Jeff E. (Pensacola, FL)…..8 5/21 Frank S. (NYC)…..2 5/22 Jamie S. (Mamaroneck, NY)…..18 5/23 Leo B. (Cleveland, OH)…..29 5/23 Phyllis C. ()…..27 5/24 Harry K. (Velez, Spain)…..27 5/26 Mark D. (South Berwick, ME)…..17 5/26 Drew P. (Huntersville, NC)…..5 5/26 Jerry S. (NYC, NY)…..38 5/26 Kate W. (Cape Cod)…..5 5/26 Lisa F. (NYC, NY)…..16 5/26 Lee T. (Clinton, CT)…..29 5/26 Monica F. (LA, CA)…..3 5/27 Ryan W. (Nantucket, MA)…..2 5/27 Becki V. (Waynesville, NC)…..8 5/28 Susan L (Westhampton, NY)…..7 5/28 Phil K. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..45 5/28 Heather M. D. (St Stephen, NB, Canada)…..30 5/29 Harvey P. (Burlington, VT)…..12 5/29 Allen V. (Phoenicia/Astoria. NY)…..12 5/29 Kathleen S. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..19 5/29 B.S. Billy (Portsmouth, RI)…..22 5/29 George B. (Cleveland/Key Largo, FL)…..7 5/31 Art D. (Mequon, WI)…..36 5/31 Rhoda M. (East Hampton, NY)…..14 5/31 Irene L. (LaMoine, ME)…..32 5/31 Steve L. ()…..11 1214 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Eleven - "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." This can be done, but it has hazards. We have seen A.A.'s ask with much earnestness and faith for God's explicit guidance on matters ranging all the way from a shattering domestic or financial crisis to correcting a minor personal fault, like tardiness. Quite often, however, the thoughts that seem to come from God are not answers at all. They prove to be well-intentioned unconscious rationalizations. The A.A., or indeed any man, who tries to run his life rigidly by this kind of prayer, by this self-serving demand of God for replies, is a particularly disconcerting individual. To any questioning or criticism of his actions he instantly proffers his reliance upon prayer for guidance in all matters great or small. He may have forgotten the possibility that his own wishful thinking and the human tendency to rationalize have distorted his so-called guidance. With the best of intentions, he tends to force his own will into all sorts of situations and problems with the comfortable assurance that he is acting under God's specific direction. Under such an illusion, he can of course create great havoc without in the least intending it. pp. 103-104

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day The Twelfth Step of A.A., working with others, can be subdivided into five parts, five words beginning with the letter C; confidence, confession, conviction, conversion, and continuance. The first thing in trying to help other alcoholics is to get their confidence. We do this by telling them our own experiences with drinking, so that they see that we know what we're talking about. If we share our experiences frankly, they will know that we are sincerely trying to help them. They will realize that they're not alone and that others have had experiences as bad or worse than theirs. This gives them confidence that they can be helped. Do I care enough about other alcoholics to get their confidence? Meditation For The Day I fail not so much when tragedy happens as I did before the happening, by all the little things I might have done, but did not do. I must prepare for the future by doing the right thing at the right time now. If a thing should be done, I should deal with that thing today and get it righted with God before I allow myself to undertake any new duty. I should look upon myself as performing God's errands and then coming back to Him to tell Him in quiet communion that the message has been delivered or the task done. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may seek no credit for the results of what I do. I pray that I may leave the outcome of my actions to God.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (   \(AA)/   ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Control "Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows. Therefore, it is not surprising that our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could drink like other people. The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death." Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 30 Thought to Consider . . . When a person tries to control their drinking they have already lost control. *~*AACRONYMS*~* S T E P S Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety

Daily Reflection SPIRITUAL HEALTH When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 64 It is very difficult for me to come to terms with my spiritual illness because of my great pride, disguised by my material successes and my intellectual power. Intelligence is not incompatible with humility, provided I place humility first. To seek prestige and wealth is the ultimate goal for many in the modern world. To be fashionable and to seem better than I really am is a spiritual illness. To recognize and to admit my weaknesses is the beginning of good spiritual health. It is a sign of spiritual health to he able to ask God every day to enlighten me, to recognize His will, and to have the strength to execute it. My spiritual health is excellent when I realize that the better I get, the more I discover how much help I need from others

Pot Luck   As Bill Sees It Day of Homecoming, p. 229 "As sobriety means long life and happiness for the individual, so does unity mean exactly the same thing to our Society as a whole. Unified we live; disunited we shall perish." ******************************** "We must think deeply of all those sick ones still to come to A.A. As they try to make their return to faith and to life, we want them to find everything in A.A. that we have found, and yet more, if that be possible. No care, no vigilance, no effort to preserve A.A.'s constant effectiveness and spiritual strength will ever be too great to hold us in full readiness for the day of their homecoming." 1. Letter, 1949 2. Talk, 1959

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